Managing Redistribution Of Digital Media Assets

Abstract

In some implementations, a computing device may obtain an original digital media asset published to a server device along with a distributed ledger that tracks ownership of the original digital media asset. The computing device may generate a customized digital media asset that replaces the original digital media asset, and modify the distributed ledger to indicate the customization or modification of the original digital media asset and identify the customized digital media asset and the ownership thereof. The computing device may publish the customized digital media asset to a server device for distribution. Upon transfer of ownership of the customized digital media asset to a new owner, the distributed ledger may be modified to indicate the new ownership of the customized digital media asset.

1 . A method comprising:
 transmitting, by a service device to a user device associated with a user, an original digital print asset published to the server device, the original digital print asset comprising first digital content, wherein the user is a purchaser of the original digital print asset;   wherein ownership of the original digital print asset is transferred to the user;   wherein the user device receives a first input to add second digital content to the original digital print asset;   wherein the user device generates a customized digital print asset comprising third digital content, the third digital content being based on the first digital content and the second digital content, wherein the third digital content of the customized digital print asset replaces the first digital content of the original digital print asset such that the original digital print asset can no longer be accessed or retrieved from the user device or the server device;   wherein the user device modifies a distributed ledger to include a hash of the third digital content and an association between the original digital print asset and the customized digital print asset; and   receiving, by the service device from the user device, the customized digital print;   publishing, by the service device, the customized digital print via a digital storefront.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second digital content comprises one of: a signature of a person, annotations related to the first digital content, artwork related to the first digital content, or artwork related to the second digital content. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving, by the server device, a purchase order for the customized digital print from a second user device; and   transferring, by the server device to the second user device, ownership of the customized digital print asset.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein transferring ownership of the customized digital print asset to the second user device comprises:
 receiving, by the server device, a first public key for the customized digital print asset in the purchase order; and   encrypting, by the server device, the customized digital print asset using the first public key prior to transferring to the second user device.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 storing, by the server device, the first public key in a second distributed ledger; and   storing, by the server device, a hash of the third digital content in the second distributed ledger.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 distributing, by the server device, the second distributed ledger to a plurality of user devices that are configured to access the server device.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 generating, by the server device, a block entry related to the customized digital print asset and the purchase order; and   adding, by the server device, the block entry to a blockchain related to the customized digital print asset in response to transferring ownership of the customized digital print asset.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the third digital content of the customized digital print asset comprises a first indicator, the first indicator signifying a first time that the third digital content of the customized digital print asset is accessed by a user. 
     
     
         9 . A non-transitory computer readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
 transmitting, by a service device to a user device associated with a user, an original digital print asset published to the server device, the original digital print asset comprising first digital content, wherein the user is a purchaser of the original digital print asset;   wherein ownership of the original digital print asset is transferred to the user;   wherein the user device receives a first input to add second digital content to the original digital print asset;   wherein the user device generates a customized digital print asset comprising third digital content, the third digital content being based on the first digital content and the second digital content, wherein the third digital content of the customized digital print asset replaces the first digital content of the original digital print asset such that the original digital print asset can no longer be accessed or retrieved from the user device or the server device;   wherein the user device modifies a distributed ledger to include a hash of the third digital content and an association between the original digital print asset and the customized digital print asset; and   receiving, by the service device from the user device, the customized digital print;   publishing, by the service device, the customized digital print via a digital storefront.   
     
     
         10 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein the second digital content comprises one of: a signature of a person, annotations related to the first digital content, artwork related to the first digital content, and artwork related to the second digital content. 
     
     
         11 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 9 , the operations further comprising:
 receiving, by the server device, a purchase order for the customized digital print from a second user device; and   transferring, by the server device to the second user device, ownership of the customized digital print asset.   
     
     
         12 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 11 , wherein transferring ownership of the customized digital print asset to the second user device comprises:
 receiving, by the server device, a first public key for the customized digital print asset in the purchase order; and   encrypting, by the server device, the customized digital print asset using the first public key prior to transferring to the second user device.   
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 12 , the operations further comprising:
 storing, by the server device, the first public key in a second distributed ledger; and   storing, by the server device, a hash of the third digital content in the second distributed ledger.   
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 13 , the operations further comprising:
 distributing, by the server device, the second distributed ledger to a plurality of user devices that are configured to access the server device.   
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 14 , the operations further comprising:
 generating, by the server device, a block entry related to the customized digital print asset and the purchase order; and   adding, by the server device, the block entry to a blockchain related to the customized digital print asset in response to transferring ownership of the customized digital print asset.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein the third digital content of the customized digital print asset comprises a first indicator, the first indicator signifying a first time that the third digital content of the customized digital print asset is accessed by a user. 
     
     
         17 . A system comprising:
 one or more processors; and   a non-transitory computer readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:   transmitting, by a service device to a user device associated with a user, an original digital print asset published to the server device, the original digital print asset comprising first digital content, wherein the user is a purchaser of the original digital print asset;   wherein ownership of the original digital print asset is transferred to the user;   wherein the user device receives a first input to add second digital content to the original digital print asset;   wherein the user device generates a customized digital print asset comprising third digital content, the third digital content being based on the first digital content and the second digital content, wherein the third digital content of the customized digital print asset replaces the first digital content of the original digital print asset such that the original digital print asset can no longer be accessed or retrieved from the user device or the server device;   wherein the user device modifies a distributed ledger to include a hash of the third digital content and an association between the original digital print asset and the customized digital print asset; and   receiving, by the service device from the user device, the customized digital print;   publishing, by the service device, the customized digital print via a digital storefront.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the second digital content comprises one of: a signature of a person, annotations related to the first digital content, artwork related to the first digital content, and artwork related to the second digital content. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 17 , the operations further comprising:
 receiving, by the server device, a purchase order for the customized digital print from a second user device; and   transferring, by the server device to the second user device, ownership of the customized digital print asset.   
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein transferring ownership of the customized digital print asset to the second user device comprises:
 receiving, by the server device, a first public key for the customized digital print asset in the purchase order; and   encrypting, by the server device, the customized digital print asset using the first public key prior to transferring to the second user device.